# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [May 1, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013 "2015-05-01T15:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 519

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10364 "2016-09-08T15:29:21Z")

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Go fish!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10365 "2016-09-08T15:40:16Z")

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Pokemon Go

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10366 "2016-09-08T15:50:21Z")

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Go already

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10367 "2016-09-08T18:15:54Z")

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Enough already!

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10368 "2016-09-08T18:55:26Z")

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dead already

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eVIt0DYKssI/hqdefault.jpg "Spock's Death and Funeral") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIt0DYKssI)

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10369 "2016-09-08T18:56:49Z")

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dead certain

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10370 "2016-09-08T19:26:49Z")

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dead letter

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**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10371 "2016-09-08T21:04:40Z")

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letter perfect

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10372 "2016-09-08T22:14:47Z")

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just perfect!

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10373 "2016-09-08T22:37:50Z")

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Just Married

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10374 "2016-09-09T01:37:48Z")

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Married Life

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10375 "2016-09-09T01:38:33Z")

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Life sentence

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10376 "2016-09-09T02:06:35Z")

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sentence fragment

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10377 "2016-09-09T02:58:03Z")

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reduced sentence

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10378 "2016-09-09T03:27:23Z")

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reduced sugar

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**Author:** ![eloquently](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@eloquently](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eloquently)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10379 "2016-09-09T03:57:40Z")

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sugar baby

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10380 "2016-09-09T06:40:25Z")

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Baby Love

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10381 "2016-09-09T08:24:52Z")

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cry baby

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10382 "2016-09-09T08:57:05Z")

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baby shoes

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/10383 "2016-09-09T11:22:38Z")

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Alligator shoes

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